Direct contribution of skeletal muscle mesenchymal progenitors to bone repair
A. Julien, A. Kanagalingam, J. Megret, M. Luka, M. Menager, F. Relaix, C. COLNOT
This study shows skeletal muscle mesenchymal progenitors contribute to bone repair by first forming fibrous tissue and then supporting cartilage and bone formation, but fail to do so in polytrauma leading to impaired healing.
bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2020Physiology